Hardware Startups

Drop is a gaming collaboration hub under CORSAIR that partners with video game titles to create branded hardware and merchandise, including gaming peripherals, streaming equipment, and accessories for gamers and esports enthusiasts.

5 investors

e-peas develops energy harvesting power management ICs (ambient energy managers) and low-power microcontrollers that improve the autonomy of intelligent devices for markets including smart home, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT. The company designs semiconductor solutions for connected devices.

5 investors

Edge Sound Research builds intelligent audio infrastructure based on patented technologies that capture, separate, and enhance sound, transform physical surfaces into sound emitters, and map audio into spatial experiences. It licenses these technologies to partners for applications requiring audio clarity, analysis, and real-time decision-making.

5 investors

Eigen Innovations develops AI vision software and solutions for manufacturing enterprises to enable digital transformation and improve operational efficiency. The company specializes in machine vision-powered inspection systems and cloud-edge intelligence for industrial automation.

5 investors

Elio develops adaptive sensors that enable AI systems to dynamically select information at variable resolutions and dimensions, giving machine intelligence direct perception capabilities for physical world applications.

5 investors

Embedder is an AI platform that automates firmware development for embedded systems and hardware, serving semiconductor, IoT, medical device, automotive, aerospace, and industrial automation teams. The platform reads datasheets, writes and tests firmware, and diagnoses hardware issues to accelerate product development cycles.

5 investors

Endomag makes the Magseed marker, a magnetic seed used to localize breast cancer lesions before and during surgery as an alternative to guidewire localization. It serves surgeons and radiologists treating breast cancer patients in the medical device field.

5 investors

EnduroSat develops and operates satellites and avionics systems to democratize access to space intelligence and satellite-based services. The company provides space data and services previously accessible only to governments and large enterprises.

5 investors

Enphase supplies microinverter-based solar and battery energy systems, along with EV charging and cloud-based monitoring and control tools, for homeowners and businesses. It focuses on solar energy generation, energy storage, and smart energy management for a global market.

5 investors

Entrupy builds AI-powered product authentication technology that verifies the authenticity of physical goods, including bags and leather goods, through a mobile app and machine learning models trained on images of genuine and counterfeit items. It serves retail, resale, and government organizations to protect supply chains, verify inventory, and build customer trust.

5 investors

Enzinc develops zinc micro-sponge anode battery technology for energy storage, working to bring production-ready battery systems to market through battery manufacturing partners. The company operates R&D and manufacturing facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area (Richmond and Oakland, California).

5 investors

EPIC AEROSPACE builds last-mile delivery for satellites, providing in-space transportation to move payloads to their final orbits for the commercial space launch market.

5 investors

Equal1 builds quantum computing infrastructure packaged as deployable rack systems for data centers, combining quantum research with CMOS silicon design to deliver practical, production-ready quantum computing solutions.

5 investors

ESS builds non-lithium battery energy storage systems — including sodium-ion and iron flow batteries — for utilities, data centers, commercial and industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure. The company offers both long-duration storage hardware and an energy management platform for deploying and optimizing storage assets.

5 investors

Estes designs and manufactures advanced battery platforms using domestically-sourced magnesium and new material compositions to achieve higher energy density for electrified marine, aviation, rail, and commercial vehicles. The company employs first-principles engineering and fully domestic production to meet supply chain resilience and Buy America requirements.

5 investors

Ethernovia builds deterministic Ethernet networking infrastructure for real-time perception, decision, and action in physical AI systems at scale. The company provides semiconductor-based networking technology for high-performance connectivity.

5 investors

Exact Imaging develops the ExactVu micro-ultrasound platform, a 29 MHz imaging system that lets urologists perform real-time targeted and systematic prostate biopsies within a standard workflow. The platform supports both high-resolution and conventional transducers for prostate, abdominal, and testicular imaging, and serves clinical urology in the EU, US, and Canada.

5 investors

Exum develops the Massbox, a laser ablation laser ionization (LALI) analytical instrument for scientific labs that improves ionization efficiency and ease of use. The company serves research scientists and laboratory professionals seeking more reliable and portable mass spectrometry equipment.

5 investors

fab2 designs and builds semiconductor fabrication equipment and the fabs themselves, developing the hardware, components, and software needed to manufacture chips. It also builds Studio, an in-browser EDA tool for chip design, and uses automation for process engineering.

5 investors

Fabric builds the Verifiable Processing Unit (VPU), a chip and card/server hardware line that accelerates core cryptographic primitives for cryptographers and cryptography engineers. Its hardware combines features of GPUs and ASICs with a RISC-V-based, recursion-friendly architecture aimed at programmable trust and verifiable computation.

5 investors

Falcomm is a fabless semiconductor company that designs RF power amplifiers, including its Dual-Drive power amplifier technology, aimed at higher output power, wider bandwidth, and lower heat for mmWave applications. It serves the satellite communications, telecom, defense, and consumer markets, offering both mass-produced RFICs and custom designs, with products designed and manufactured in the USA.

5 investors

Fasal builds smart irrigation and agriculture automation products, including the FasalJet irrigation controllers, FasalJet Pro fertigation automation system, and soil moisture/temperature sensors and weather stations. Its systems let farmers operate drip irrigation from a mobile app and deliver nutrients precisely, aiming to increase crop yields and save water.

5 investors

FCTRY LAb is an end-to-end footwear studio in Los Angeles that takes shoe concepts from sketch to finished product under one roof, pairing 3D design and fast sampling with hand-built craftsmanship. It works with athletes, artists, indie founders, and brands to design, prototype, and release their own sneakers and boots.

5 investors

Flosonics Medical makes FloPatch, a wireless wearable Doppler ultrasound device that assesses a patient's carotid arterial pulse in real time to give clinicians hemodynamic data for fluid resuscitation decisions. It targets acute care settings, supporting fluid management for patients with sepsis and septic shock.

5 investors